BLOSSE LYNCH, Maj Henry Charles 1933-2025

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 11 Feb 2025: BLOSSE LYNCH Major Henry, died peacefully on 2nd February 2025 aged 91. Devoted husband to Jan, loving father of Caro, Emmie, Clare and James. Proud grandfather to George, Tara, Archie, Edward, Freddie, Poppy, Lily, Jack and Oliver. The Funeral will be held at St Paul's church, Ashford Hill, RG19 8AZ on Thursday 6th March at 2 p.m.

He was s of Col Henry Patrick BLOSSE LYNCH 1899-1982 (who he succ. as) head of that Irish gentry family and Lois Burnley 1900-86 d of Sir Charles Edward YATE 1^st & only Bt CSI CMG 1849-1940 and Charlotte Heath 1865-1936 d of Joseph Hume BURNLEY 1821-1904 and Emily Adelaide 1831-1908 d of John Benjamin HEATH 1790-1879 by his 14 Sep 1811 m (St Anne, Soho) to Sophia BLAND 1793-1863. He m 1966 (as her 2^nd h) Jan(et) Duveen Jolley MORRIS (prev. Mrs Horsley), and had a son and two daus and a step-dau:

1. (Henry) James b 1972: m 1999 reg Q3 Somerset Annabelle Kate b 1972 reg Q3 Somerset d of Ian MacIntyre of Camus-na-h-Erie and Mrs Nigel de Marsac Godden (nee TICKNER), and had issue

1.1 Jack Henry Macintyre b 2006 reg Q4 Wandsworth

1.1 Poppy Amelie b 2002 reg Q4 Wandsworth

1.2 Lily Annabelle b 2004 reg Q4 Wandsworth

1. Emily (Emmie) Jane b 1967: m 1993 reg Q2 Hants Justin Richard Bovill b July 1965 s of (Robert) Nicholas Bovill WHITEHEAD 1935-2020 of Badbury Wick, Wilts (4xgt gs of 1^st Marquess of DROGHEDA 1730-1822, see link below) and his 1^st w (Margaret) Juliet Pennington b 1940 d of Peter Pennington LEGH 1916- sometime head of that gentry family of Radipole and his 1^st w Winifred Margaret (Winsome) 1914- d of Cmdr Richard Gilkison HURST OBE RN 1882-1964 and Helen Winifred KITE 1889-1977, and had issue

1.1 Archie Henry Bovill WHITEHEAD b 19 Feb 1998 (Times 27 Feb) reg Q1 Basingstoke

1.1 Tara Lucy WHITEHEAD b 1995 reg Q3 Wandsworth

2. Clare Annabel b 1969: m 1989 (?div) reg Q4 Hants Tom Elder s of T BARR SMITH of Australia; she m 2^nd Christopher Hugh Charles b 1968 s&ha of Lt-Col Sir John Philip SMILEY 4^th Bt b 1934 and Davina Elizabeth GRIFFITHS b 1940 reg Q4 Northants, and had issue by 2^nd m

3.1 Edward Charles John SMILEY b 28 Feb 2000

3.2 Freddie William James SMILEY b 9 Jan 2002 (Times 15 Jan)

3.3 Oliver Christopher Henry SMILEY b 2007

(step-dau) (Caro)line Margaret Jolley HORSLEY b 1960 reg Q2 Derbys (?and has issue,  George)

Whitehead/Drogheda descent and other interesting connections: https://groups.google.com/g/peerage-news/c/lEg_pidqUD8/m/76Tm6BgeBgAJ